25
25
Sep 3, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
>> willard mitt romney, the mr. chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> willard mitt romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this hour, the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. >> i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to live by it. >> all of these folks who have worked with him throughout his life are still right there beside him. that just tel
>> willard mitt romney, the mr. chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> willard mitt romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the...
155
155
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 1
that's the good news for mitt romney. if he exploits the debates to his favor and increases his standard beyond that of obama, he will fit right in. the bad news, romney has to beat obama to do it. and what a big night for politics, history and our bloled country. that's "hardball" for now. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, america. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 43 days until the 2012 election. only nine days until the first presidential debate. mitt romney thinks it's fair to pay a smaller tax rate than americans who earn $50,000 a year? you like that? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> what's your big idea? >> freedom. >> now we know. mitt romney loves freedom and he loves his low tax rate. >> you think it is fair? >> yeah, i think it's the right way to encourage economic growth. >> tonight, richard wolf on mitt romn romney's definition of fair and dean baker on romney's ability to game the tax code with chinese investments. >> my expectation would be in the crunch in october, governo
that's the good news for mitt romney. if he exploits the debates to his favor and increases his standard beyond that of obama, he will fit right in. the bad news, romney has to beat obama to do it. and what a big night for politics, history and our bloled country. that's "hardball" for now. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, america. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 43 days until the 2012 election. only nine days until the first...
189
189
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 189
favorite 0
quote 0
no one is calling mitt romney stupid. >> mitt romney is drowning in stupid people. they work for his campaign, they send clint eastwood out on the convention stage, they contribute money to his campaign. they ask him incredibly stupid questions at his fundraisers when we now have on tape. but as that same tape proves, the very stupidest person in mitt romney's life tonight is mitt romney. >> well, okay, but that was like 24 hours ago, which is like a year ago in this story so i forget about that part. what i meant to say is no republicans are calling him stupid. but wait, i guess a few are. so some are calling him stupid, but not all of them. but they will, all be calling him stupid around 9:00 p.m. on election night. tonight, nate silver of the new york times blog's forecasts that on that night, president obama will win 305 votes and ploim has a 75% chance of winning the election. >> that was a long lonely piece of tape. he was not for romney at the beginning. it was the establishment types that were for romney. rush was hoping for someone real and conservative and
no one is calling mitt romney stupid. >> mitt romney is drowning in stupid people. they work for his campaign, they send clint eastwood out on the convention stage, they contribute money to his campaign. they ask him incredibly stupid questions at his fundraisers when we now have on tape. but as that same tape proves, the very stupidest person in mitt romney's life tonight is mitt romney. >> well, okay, but that was like 24 hours ago, which is like a year ago in this story so i...
148
148
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
be romney. the problem is let romney be romney, is that there is no romney to be. >> he's been flailing around trying to prove that he cares about 100% of the population for a week now. let's listen to one of his least eloquent defenders makes the case. >> i know some of you people are not excited about romney. but the bottom line is folks, i don't care who you are, if you are a gay, one-armed amputee on the upper west side, there's not one thing mitt romney has done to you yet. and there's not one thing mitt romney plans on doing to you. but whatever your economic circumstance is, mitt romney has had nothing to do with it. >> so bob reich, i guess he's right there for every gay one-armed a.m. u tea on the upper west side of manhattan. >> i can make almost less sense of that than i can make of mitt romney. there is a choice that has to be made. republicans are going to be making that choice. and the question, the narrative that is going to be coming out over the next few weeks is the problem her
be romney. the problem is let romney be romney, is that there is no romney to be. >> he's been flailing around trying to prove that he cares about 100% of the population for a week now. let's listen to one of his least eloquent defenders makes the case. >> i know some of you people are not excited about romney. but the bottom line is folks, i don't care who you are, if you are a gay, one-armed amputee on the upper west side, there's not one thing mitt romney has done to you yet. and...
203
203
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney contradicted once again, mitt romney. and in the rewrite tonight, the things paul ryan can't say anymore thanks to mitt romney. for example, paul ryan never talks about the cayman islands anymore. and he used to talk about the cayman islands. and tomorrow is the last day that crazy congressman todd akin can drop out of the senate race whichever republican including mitt romney wants him to do. so why was newt gingrich at todd akin's side today urging him to stay in. newt can't stop making trouble for mitt. that's coming up. i'm so g lad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] wells fargo.
mitt romney contradicted once again, mitt romney. and in the rewrite tonight, the things paul ryan can't say anymore thanks to mitt romney. for example, paul ryan never talks about the cayman islands anymore. and he used to talk about the cayman islands. and tomorrow is the last day that crazy congressman todd akin can drop out of the senate race whichever republican including mitt romney wants him to do. so why was newt gingrich at todd akin's side today urging him to stay in. newt can't stop...
172
172
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 172
favorite 0
quote 0
romney gamed the tax code. he basically picked his own tax rate and his accountants played around with deductions so they could hit the predetermined rate near 14%. would you take it? meanwhile, romney still won't explain the specifics of his tax plan for you and me, americans. >> we bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions to keep the progressivity in the code and encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details. what are we talking about? mortgage deduction? >> the devil is in the detail, the angel is in the policy which is creating more jobs. >> let's get one thing straight. tax cuts for the rich do not create jobs. this is the top marginal tax rate from 1948 to 2010. you be the judge. it's gone down quite a bit. here's unemployment over the same period. it's very hard to argue lower taxes do anything worthwhile for jobs, but romney's plan is even worse than this. not only will rich people get tax breaks, the only way to pay for them is on the backs of the middle class and everybody e
romney gamed the tax code. he basically picked his own tax rate and his accountants played around with deductions so they could hit the predetermined rate near 14%. would you take it? meanwhile, romney still won't explain the specifics of his tax plan for you and me, americans. >> we bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions to keep the progressivity in the code and encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details. what are we talking about? mortgage...
152
152
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it's 10 years' of life's sunny days... or... the occasional stormy one... trust goes a long way. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. n
vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this:...
173
173
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
is mitt romney among those? we'll never know since he refuses to release his tax returns for the years before he was running for president. >> do you think that this renews the pressure for romney to release more returns? or is just harry reid having fun with this whole thing? >> no, i agree with harry reid. i mean, we've got a candidate for president, mitt romney, writing off half the country, and calling them victims and dependent on government, because supposedly, they don't pay income taxes. well, they pay state and local taxes, property taxes, payroll taxes, and mitt romney, who has invested overseas in the cayman islands and has money in swiss bank accounts, and in bermuda, and won't release anything more than a year and a partial year of his tax return, has the nerve to call half of america victims? it's -- >> i think another key point in all of this, the man who hosted that fund-raiser back in may in boca raton has apologized to mitt romney, and it's now out there, of course, everyone was told that this
is mitt romney among those? we'll never know since he refuses to release his tax returns for the years before he was running for president. >> do you think that this renews the pressure for romney to release more returns? or is just harry reid having fun with this whole thing? >> no, i agree with harry reid. i mean, we've got a candidate for president, mitt romney, writing off half the country, and calling them victims and dependent on government, because supposedly, they don't pay...
171
171
Sep 26, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
romney/ryan. romney/ryan. romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. thank you. >> the already weird interpersonal dynamics on the republican ticket reached a possible dezooe knit of awkwardness yesterday as governor romney campaigned with his running mate. as with all complex relationships it wasn't always like this. square jauds and earn had nest as a 1950's sitcom star he sounded like a lost member of the romney tribe. with ryan drawing crowds the alpha dog appears to be getting tired of reminding people who is the campaign pate tree yashg. >> i'm putting it back into medicare and i'm the guy running for president, not him. >> ryan doesn't always seem to get the message. in days he's been reportedly acting like a rebellious teenager going back to his old ways and giving power point presentations at campaign rallies. >> we can't keep spending money we don't have. today our federal government for every dollar it spends it borrows 36 cents on that dollar. by the time my three kids are around my age, at the top there, our debt is going to be 2.5 times t
romney/ryan. romney/ryan. romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. thank you. >> the already weird interpersonal dynamics on the republican ticket reached a possible dezooe knit of awkwardness yesterday as governor romney campaigned with his running mate. as with all complex relationships it wasn't always like this. square jauds and earn had nest as a 1950's sitcom star he sounded like a lost member of the romney tribe. with ryan drawing crowds the alpha dog appears to be getting tired of...
130
130
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
>> the romney campaign also released late friday the medical assessments of mitt romney and paul ryan. romney's physician calls him a quote vigorous man with reserves of strength, energy and stamina. paul ryan's doctor says he's in excellent health and makes important preventive lifestyle choices. congressman ryan was at a rally in florida and former governor george bush was there lending his support. the president meanwhile travels to the battleground state of wisconsin today, his first campaign trip there since february. he will be visiting milwaukee for two campaign events. more on these stories throughout the next three hours. we hope you'll stay with us. today, mitt romney is in california trying to raise some campaign cash at a series of fund-raisers there. peter alexander is in san francisco traveling with mr. romney and joins us on the telephone on a saturday afternoon. good after noon to you. >> reporter: mitt romney is en route to san diego, has events in san diego and los angeles trying to raise money. the campaign isn't just trailing in the polls, also trailing in some cam
>> the romney campaign also released late friday the medical assessments of mitt romney and paul ryan. romney's physician calls him a quote vigorous man with reserves of strength, energy and stamina. paul ryan's doctor says he's in excellent health and makes important preventive lifestyle choices. congressman ryan was at a rally in florida and former governor george bush was there lending his support. the president meanwhile travels to the battleground state of wisconsin today, his first...
269
269
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 269
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney contradicted once again, mitt romney. and in the rewrite tonight, the things paul ryan can't say anymore thanks to mitt romney. for example, paul ryan never talks about the cayman islands anymore. and he used to talk about the cayman islands. and tomorrow is the last day that crazy congressman todd akin can drop out of the senate race whichever republican including mitt romney wants him to do. so why was newt gingrich at todd akin's side today urging him to stay in. newt can't stop making trouble for mitt. that's coming up. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. keys, keys, keys, keys, keys. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control everything from your pocket, purse
mitt romney contradicted once again, mitt romney. and in the rewrite tonight, the things paul ryan can't say anymore thanks to mitt romney. for example, paul ryan never talks about the cayman islands anymore. and he used to talk about the cayman islands. and tomorrow is the last day that crazy congressman todd akin can drop out of the senate race whichever republican including mitt romney wants him to do. so why was newt gingrich at todd akin's side today urging him to stay in. newt can't stop...
314
314
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 314
favorite 0
quote 0
vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. >>> okay. best new thing in the world today. specifically, it is the best new thing in mitt romney's world today. it was a chance for him to get on television without having to answer questions about what he said at that fundraiser. he got that chance through the magic of time travel. also known in the tv world as a pretaped interview. >> so as you know, we have a huge show today. >> yes. >> we taped an incredible interview with presidential candidate governor mitt romney and his wife ann which we're going to show you today. >> that is a person named kelly ripa and a person named michael strahan. they are teasing forward with mitt and ann romney which they
vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. >>> okay. best new thing in the world today. specifically, it is the best new thing in mitt...
261
261
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 261
favorite 0
quote 0
will mitt romney's problems pass? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later on in the the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, and the editorial director of the "huffington post" media group. howard, great to have you with us. >> hi, ed. >> why do i feel like the romney campaign is like a rural america, first time ever city commission race? >> well, that's the way a lot of other people see it, including priva privately, i would say, karl rove. if you read the rest of that piece, he said, this too shall pass, but the next naphase is crucial, meaning mitt romney has to get on message, whatever that message ultimately is and perform at a superhuman level and deliver a hard to imagine knockout blow to the president in the first presidential debate. i've covered a lot of these campaign, ed, and i watched some succeed and i watched them fall apart. this one at this point, 47 days b
will mitt romney's problems pass? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later on in the the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, and the editorial director of the "huffington post" media group. howard, great to have you with us. >> hi, ed. >> why do i feel like the romney campaign is like a rural america, first...
210
210
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 210
favorite 0
quote 0
the romney campaign is not disputing that that video is of romney. they issued a statement prompted by the recording, quote, mr. romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the governor has made clear, he's concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent upon the government. the 23 million americans struggling to find work. mitt romney's plan grow es the economy and moves americans off government dependency and into jobs. also republican party chairman is not only defending the remarks tonight, he's saying that mitt romney was on message when he made these remarks. the obama campaign issued their own statement. the campaign manager says, quote, it's hard to serve as president for all americans when you have disdainfully written off half the nation. in terms of how we got this information today, got this footage of mitt romney talking about 47% of the country who believes that they are victims and who are dependent upon the government and who he does not worry about. in terms of how we go this, different varia
the romney campaign is not disputing that that video is of romney. they issued a statement prompted by the recording, quote, mr. romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the governor has made clear, he's concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent upon the government. the 23 million americans struggling to find work. mitt romney's plan grow es the economy and moves americans off government dependency and into jobs. also republican party chairman...
139
139
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
there was no bounce for romney. and there's a substantial bounce for president obama out of their convention. in the new cnn poll taken after the democratic national convention, president obama leads mitt romney among likely voters by six points. republican pollsters have the president with a similar lead in its latest poll. mitt romney's reagan plan didn't work. now it's time to bring on plan "b". the only problem is the romney camp doesn't appear to have a plan "b". plan b. they are throwing everything they can against the wall to see what sticks. his latest attempt is to go after the christian conservative vote. he even changed his stump speech to say president obama is threatening to take the word god off u.s. currency. >> i will not take god out of the name of our platform. i will not take god off our coins and i will not take god out of my heart. >> as president obama anywhere said anything about taking god off the coins? this is how desperate they are. romney did a lot of pandering to the crowd this weekend.
there was no bounce for romney. and there's a substantial bounce for president obama out of their convention. in the new cnn poll taken after the democratic national convention, president obama leads mitt romney among likely voters by six points. republican pollsters have the president with a similar lead in its latest poll. mitt romney's reagan plan didn't work. now it's time to bring on plan "b". the only problem is the romney camp doesn't appear to have a plan "b". plan...
227
227
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 0
why is she so down on romney? >> she's calling on romney for a staff shakeup. from everything i hear, romney's not going to do that. there's a lot 6 concern by some on the right about stuart stevens, the chief strategist of the romney campaign. there's a sense he's doing too many jobs on the campaign, and the campaign is not running a big message. conservatives want this to be a big theme election. so unless stuart stevens gets out, conservatives will continue to be baker, and as peggy noonan says, they're looking for something like jim baker to have. but this is the campaign that romney has. >> i don't care about the weekly numbers. they're going to shift around. it seems to me romney has dug his own grave here. they've got this racially coded language about welfare. now it comes out he believes the down and outers are losers, as it comes out in this tape. the supreme court of pennsylvania threw that back, the voter i.d. that voter suppression thing, he approves that. he's been with that all along. the republican congress, he's been with them saying no in thei
why is she so down on romney? >> she's calling on romney for a staff shakeup. from everything i hear, romney's not going to do that. there's a lot 6 concern by some on the right about stuart stevens, the chief strategist of the romney campaign. there's a sense he's doing too many jobs on the campaign, and the campaign is not running a big message. conservatives want this to be a big theme election. so unless stuart stevens gets out, conservatives will continue to be baker, and as peggy...
212
212
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
romney, ryan, romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we go. all right, that's great. thank you. >> it's possible to forgive poor mitt romney for feeling a little overshadowed by his running mate. after all, it's hard to compete with a guy who can catch fish with his bare hands while at the same time promoting a budget that would rob kids of their free lunch meals. how much of mitt romney's campaign belong to mitt romney? you can't help but wonder if mr. romney is just going along for the ride. joining us is tim dickinson of "rolling stone." his new article is in the current issue of the magazine and an excellent read it is, too. tim, i'd like to show you something before we delve into your article. just take a listen to this, tim. >> the only thing that limits you is your god given talent and your own effort. we need to have that dynamic economy returned. do you that by growing the economy and getting people a hand up, not a hand out. teach a man how to fish, he can feed himself for a life. don't simply feed fish. >> right. sow doesn't believe in handouts. he won't ev
romney, ryan, romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we go. all right, that's great. thank you. >> it's possible to forgive poor mitt romney for feeling a little overshadowed by his running mate. after all, it's hard to compete with a guy who can catch fish with his bare hands while at the same time promoting a budget that would rob kids of their free lunch meals. how much of mitt romney's campaign belong to mitt romney? you can't help but wonder if mr. romney is just going along for the ride....
257
257
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney isn't succeeding as a solo act so the romney campaign is putting mitt romney and paul ryan on the campaign trail together, sort of a karaoke duet, i guess. what does it tell you the big draw on the republican ticket is the number two guy? let me finish tonight with how the democratic party has a huge opportunity to grow after this election. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> now that there's no chance of a republican replacing todd akin in the missouri senate race, claire mccaskill is hitting akin hard for his we'll be right back. >>> there's an attempt on the right wing to delegitimatize president obama, an attempt to declare our president not really an american. >> i would like to have him show his birth certificate. >> i wish this president would learn how to how to be an american. >> no one's asked for my birth certificate. >> this talk and false welfare ads is what president obama faces in the next 41 days. alex wagner host of "now" on msnbc and eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize winning columnist for "the washington post." thanks for joining us tonight.
mitt romney isn't succeeding as a solo act so the romney campaign is putting mitt romney and paul ryan on the campaign trail together, sort of a karaoke duet, i guess. what does it tell you the big draw on the republican ticket is the number two guy? let me finish tonight with how the democratic party has a huge opportunity to grow after this election. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> now that there's no chance of a republican replacing todd akin in the...
186
186
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
romney is reaping what he sowed. who was it that aplowed that multistate effort to suppress the black vote which bget calls the most blatant he's ever seen. if he and his agent wasn't behind it, he should say so. who was it thata straighted this racially attack on people on welfare? wasn't that mitt's voice we heard saying i am mitt romney and i approve this message? who was it who has been out there backing 100% the obstructionist republican congress and its number one priority, to terminate the obama presidency through the filibuster. if romney's got it hard, perhaps it was he from the start using the dirty tools of the old days that's responsible. voter suppression, coated racial appeals, the filibuster. if he's having a tough month, maybe he's earned a few more. howard fineman and joy ann reid are here. first, new polls in the presidential race. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. according to a national journal poll, president obama leads mitt romney by seven, 50% to 43%. the president also has a seven-point
romney is reaping what he sowed. who was it that aplowed that multistate effort to suppress the black vote which bget calls the most blatant he's ever seen. if he and his agent wasn't behind it, he should say so. who was it thata straighted this racially attack on people on welfare? wasn't that mitt's voice we heard saying i am mitt romney and i approve this message? who was it who has been out there backing 100% the obstructionist republican congress and its number one priority, to terminate...
855
855
Sep 13, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 855
favorite 0
quote 0
what is romney going to do? and what they saw across the ideological spectrum today what they saw was december preparation. and that is a dangerous place to be. because when the media filter starts to refract everything they do are they being desperate? are they off their strategy? are they losing their heads? you are in a downward spiral that can be very damaging to you on every possible level, in terms of fund raising, in terms of your standing with voters, with the press. this is a very delicate time for romney. he made a situation in the world. in this election much worse than when he started out today. >> and joy, the bipartisan criticism came from what he had to say, it's being called a strikeout. and when you see a batter strikeout a couple of types in a row, the third times it becomes the expectation this is the guy who strikes out. >> i elections are a comparison. i think romney has gone into this thing from the beginning thinking this is just a referendum on barack obama. so if i just keep shining the
what is romney going to do? and what they saw across the ideological spectrum today what they saw was december preparation. and that is a dangerous place to be. because when the media filter starts to refract everything they do are they being desperate? are they off their strategy? are they losing their heads? you are in a downward spiral that can be very damaging to you on every possible level, in terms of fund raising, in terms of your standing with voters, with the press. this is a very...
206
206
Sep 14, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
terrible, romney was wrong on the facts, romney was wrong on substance. romney was wrong as a matter of policy." "the lath times" editorial today says, "in mixing sympathy with specious attacks and self-promotion, romney has diminished himself." even bill o'reilly had a problem with mitt romney's criticism of the obama administration. >> the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to apology. and i think it was a severe miscalculation. >> now, i'm not sure the governor's correct on that. the embassy was trying to head off the violence. being conciliatory in that kind of a situation seems logical. >> romney apparently agrees with his bad reviews and has decided to back down from a fight with the president. >> no direct response. when the president says you shoot first and aim later. >> well, this is politics. i'm not going to worry about the campaign. >> president obama spoke today in colorado. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. i want people around the world to hear me, to all those
terrible, romney was wrong on the facts, romney was wrong on substance. romney was wrong as a matter of policy." "the lath times" editorial today says, "in mixing sympathy with specious attacks and self-promotion, romney has diminished himself." even bill o'reilly had a problem with mitt romney's criticism of the obama administration. >> the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to apology. and i think it was a severe...
131
131
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney, wobbler. day after day, wobbly massachusetts senator, scott brown and linda mcmann and george allen. and now nevada senator dean hower have gone wobbly, refuse to stand with mitt romney. the one who tells rich people the rest of the country is a bunch of loafers, free-load others, bums. last night any auto wobbler showed up, mitt romney himself. he suddenly declared he's changed his mind on the whole 47% business. that he's now proud of being the grandfather of obamacare, proud to say he's for same-sex couples having partner rights and no way he runs to run those 12 million immigrants out of the country. how scared is this candidate he's now turning tail on so much of what he has been standing for. is the man we caught behind the curtain suddenly afraid of the script he's been reading? is this the etch-a-sketch moment we were warned was coming, the moment of moral meltdown? i'm this afternoon, guys, this afternoon at the univision forum, president obama responded to romney's comments where he
mitt romney, wobbler. day after day, wobbly massachusetts senator, scott brown and linda mcmann and george allen. and now nevada senator dean hower have gone wobbly, refuse to stand with mitt romney. the one who tells rich people the rest of the country is a bunch of loafers, free-load others, bums. last night any auto wobbler showed up, mitt romney himself. he suddenly declared he's changed his mind on the whole 47% business. that he's now proud of being the grandfather of obamacare, proud to...
185
185
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
> romney will take care of them. if you look -- >> he said on "meet the press" -- >> if you look at what he did in massachusetts, you're looking at obama care. >> i want to she what you he said on jay leno. back in march, i don't know what leno's politics are but he asked a good question. leno asking clear common sense questions and i think he boxed in romney on this pre-existing condition thing. you're trying to defend him. watch your candidate try to defend himself on leno. >> people with pre-existing conditions, as long as they've been insured before, they're going to be able to continue to have insurance. >> suppose they were never insured? >> if they were 45 years old and they say i want insurance because i have heart disease, hey, guys, we can't play the game like that. you have to get insurance when you're well and if you get ill, you're doing to be covered. >> yeah, but a lot of people -- i only mention this because i know guys that work in the auto industry and they're not covered because they're working bra
> romney will take care of them. if you look -- >> he said on "meet the press" -- >> if you look at what he did in massachusetts, you're looking at obama care. >> i want to she what you he said on jay leno. back in march, i don't know what leno's politics are but he asked a good question. leno asking clear common sense questions and i think he boxed in romney on this pre-existing condition thing. you're trying to defend him. watch your candidate try to defend...
126
126
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
could come to romney's rescue. a new analysis by our first read team finds that 44% of all tv and radio ad spending so far have come from super pacs and outside groups. now, the lion's share of that super pac spending, 75% has gone to support mitt romney. let me bring in democratic strategist steve mcmahon and republican strategist john feary. gentlemen, good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> american crossroads just launched a $10 million ad campaign. mitt romney raked in $4 million at a california fund-raiser last night. could money essentially, steve, fix this series of problems for mitt romney? >> well, structurally, the race is close and remains close, and that's the good news for mitt romney. but the bad news for mitt romney is $500 million has been spent so far, and the only thing that's really moved the numbers has been the bump that the president got as a result of his convention and the number movement that we saw, or we will see here soon, as a result of mitt romney's mistake. so, i don't thi
could come to romney's rescue. a new analysis by our first read team finds that 44% of all tv and radio ad spending so far have come from super pacs and outside groups. now, the lion's share of that super pac spending, 75% has gone to support mitt romney. let me bring in democratic strategist steve mcmahon and republican strategist john feary. gentlemen, good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> american crossroads just launched a $10 million ad campaign. mitt romney...
174
174
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 174
favorite 0
quote 0
we got a call from a romney staffer asking if i wanted to do a one-on-one interview with romney. when i agreed, i was told that there was a condition. i not ask about abortion. i later clarified what this meant. i planned to ask about the candidate that said the woman's body shut down, but aiken was part of this stipgs. >> it's not uncommon to try to shape the interviews their candidate is subjected to. but you're supposed to do it off the record. you're supposed to say those it negotiations are off the record so you're not giving the reporter about what your candidate is afraid to be asked about. then what the candidate is afraid of becomes a bigger story than what did eventually make it into your carefully-stage managed interview. colorado has just been tough for the romney campaign this year. it's like they are jinxed. you might remember this happening the night of the colorado republican caucuses in february. watch. >> i can tell you this room, we talked about this a few moments ago, this room was not even half full. it's started to fill in a little bit, but this room is stil
we got a call from a romney staffer asking if i wanted to do a one-on-one interview with romney. when i agreed, i was told that there was a condition. i not ask about abortion. i later clarified what this meant. i planned to ask about the candidate that said the woman's body shut down, but aiken was part of this stipgs. >> it's not uncommon to try to shape the interviews their candidate is subjected to. but you're supposed to do it off the record. you're supposed to say those it...
171
171
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
romney could be baby ad. it was first coined -- hello davies is less awkward than the real language the that it actually starts with. >> welcome to america. that is what obama's policies have done. >> welcome, and daughter, to this obama healthy. don't you wish you could go back to where you came from? why does she need to be unwelcome to america? -ish e-4 in baby? congratulations! maybe she did a trimester abroad. hello foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for matt ronny? they are in serious trouble, but you do what you have to do. put one foot in front of the other. they have very quietly decided that the way they will get out is by taking these steps. their steps will be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who is making the decisions in the campaign right now? whoa. right? get. out. exactly! really?! [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. now in two new flavors. to compete on the global stag
romney could be baby ad. it was first coined -- hello davies is less awkward than the real language the that it actually starts with. >> welcome to america. that is what obama's policies have done. >> welcome, and daughter, to this obama healthy. don't you wish you could go back to where you came from? why does she need to be unwelcome to america? -ish e-4 in baby? congratulations! maybe she did a trimester abroad. hello foreign babies. welcome to america. vote for matt ronny? they...
141
141
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
let me let you answer governor romney's question. why didn't the president get this done when he had a democratic congress? >> chuck, the answer is very simple. we did get part of it done except republicans used procedural maneuver called the filibuster to kill the opportunity to have reform in the senate. when you get 55 senators out of 100. that's a clear majority, voting for the dream act, that's something that usually becomes law. >> but you lost democrats on that vote. you did lose democrats on that vote. >> we had 54 democrats. that's a clear majority and we could have had that on the president's desk but the republicans required 60 votes by use of the filibuster so republicans didn't have to do that and that would have become law. what we see is time and time again, republicans use procedural maneuvers to prevent legislation from getting to the president's desk to fulfill this promise. i have all the confidence in the world that president obama will get this done, whether or not he has republican support. that's why he took th
let me let you answer governor romney's question. why didn't the president get this done when he had a democratic congress? >> chuck, the answer is very simple. we did get part of it done except republicans used procedural maneuver called the filibuster to kill the opportunity to have reform in the senate. when you get 55 senators out of 100. that's a clear majority, voting for the dream act, that's something that usually becomes law. >> but you lost democrats on that vote. you did...
68
68
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
so this had a big impact on mitt romney. >> when he returns home, romney is a changed person. now deeply committed to his family's religion. he attends the mormon church's brigham young university along with ann davies. mitt and ann marry and eventually move to boston where romney gets a difficult combined mba and law degree from harvard. the romneys settle in massachusetts and mitt serves in higher and higher official positions in the mormon church. first as a bishop, then as head of the boston stake which is similar to a dioceses. mitt romney might be one of the more devout major party presidential nominees in american history. >> he spent up to, they say, 25 or 30 hours a week being the volunteer bishop. their religion is their life in many ways. >> but in addition to tending to religious matters, mitt romney is also in the process of building a major business. one that would make him a millionaire many times over. >> during the 15 years that i was there and that mitt was there, i believe bain capital probably had the most successful track record of any investment firm ever
so this had a big impact on mitt romney. >> when he returns home, romney is a changed person. now deeply committed to his family's religion. he attends the mormon church's brigham young university along with ann davies. mitt and ann marry and eventually move to boston where romney gets a difficult combined mba and law degree from harvard. the romneys settle in massachusetts and mitt serves in higher and higher official positions in the mormon church. first as a bishop, then as head of the...
135
135
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney is paying the price. romney is now the leader of the republican party that has spent the last four years doing what? trying to destroy president obama instead of creating a positive vision for the middle class in this country. they have badly missed the mark. today the romney campaign did something we rarely see in presidential campaigns. they held a press conference call in response to an article portraying its campaign in a free fal. the politico piece says romney's convention stumbles have weeks of public griping and internal sniping about not only romney but also his chief strategist. in other words, mr. fix it can't seem to run a campaign. so today romney's campaign strategists announced a shift in strategy. their new man tra will be "status quo versus change." it will include more specifics on policy. let's take a look at here's what mitt romney's brand new ad says. >> my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crackdown on cheaters like china and open up new mark
mitt romney is paying the price. romney is now the leader of the republican party that has spent the last four years doing what? trying to destroy president obama instead of creating a positive vision for the middle class in this country. they have badly missed the mark. today the romney campaign did something we rarely see in presidential campaigns. they held a press conference call in response to an article portraying its campaign in a free fal. the politico piece says romney's convention...
107
107
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
but if i were the romney campaign, look. it's time to lay out specifics, to engage on economy like a laser. that's the real issue here. jobs, the deficit, how do we get economic growth going? you hold the obama campaign and candidacy accountable for the promises they made and didn't keep. look, president said -- >> do you think he has not articulated that well enough yet? >> not yet. but again, i think this is the time. it is now going forward. we're in a very close race as ron said. this race could go either way. there's going to be lots of twists and turns. we've got plenty of time left. i think there is a little premature panic going on. look, it's going to be close to the end. we're never going to open up a lead where it's obvious. ronald reagan wasn't ahead at this point in the campaign. i'm not surprised mitt romney isn't either but he is in the best position to upset an incumbent since bill clinton in 1992. no one has been in a better position and he can do it. but they do obviously need to get the job done the next 4
but if i were the romney campaign, look. it's time to lay out specifics, to engage on economy like a laser. that's the real issue here. jobs, the deficit, how do we get economic growth going? you hold the obama campaign and candidacy accountable for the promises they made and didn't keep. look, president said -- >> do you think he has not articulated that well enough yet? >> not yet. but again, i think this is the time. it is now going forward. we're in a very close race as ron...
274
274
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 274
favorite 0
quote 0
romney. gop nevada governor says about romney's 47% comment, quote, i don't agree with it. there's a lot of folks that i'm working extremely hard to get them unemployment and until they are employed, there are many services that are going to be needed. this is senator sandoval, a republican. people are understanding even in his own party how devastating this 47% tape you surfaced is and the president has it on an ad. >> people who conduct focus groups tell me that independent voters learned very quickly on their own about the 47% remark and focus groups said they brought it up on their own without being prompted and many have said that's reason enough for them to no longer consider voting for mitt romney and even some republicans in the margin have had similar reactions. looking at what the romney campaign has done the last few days and that ad they put out yesterday or the day before in which romney says, you know, the president is a good guy that cares about the poor and middle class, just
romney. gop nevada governor says about romney's 47% comment, quote, i don't agree with it. there's a lot of folks that i'm working extremely hard to get them unemployment and until they are employed, there are many services that are going to be needed. this is senator sandoval, a republican. people are understanding even in his own party how devastating this 47% tape you surfaced is and the president has it on an ad. >> people who conduct focus groups tell me that independent voters...
154
154
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
romney paid. and those other people in the pie who aren't paying income taxes, they're elderly, they're student, they're people with disabilities, they're disabled veterans, they're the long-term unemployment, down on their luck because of the bush recession. these are the people who romney says don't take personal responsibility? that sort of talk is just ugly. joining me now is margie and anne lowry, economy reporter for "the new york times." she's writing about this today on "times" economix blog. thank you for being with me this evening. anne, let's break down the facts. this 47% figure romney cites ignores the facts that most americans are contributing. is that right? >> yeah, virtually all americans who of working age or older pay taxes. and if you don't pay income tax, you generally pay payroll tax. if you're not paying either of those taxes, it's either because you're very poor, because you're a student, because you're elderly. but the bottom line is that it is true about half of house hol
romney paid. and those other people in the pie who aren't paying income taxes, they're elderly, they're student, they're people with disabilities, they're disabled veterans, they're the long-term unemployment, down on their luck because of the bush recession. these are the people who romney says don't take personal responsibility? that sort of talk is just ugly. joining me now is margie and anne lowry, economy reporter for "the new york times." she's writing about this today on...
224
224
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 224
favorite 0
quote 0
now, of course, as romney faces an intense backlash for insulting half the nation, the romney camp also finds itself with a war chest less impressive than originally thought, and now a widening gap in key swing state polls in both colorado and wisconsin. a new nbc/"wall street journal" poll puts the president up five points among likely voters, 40% to 45%. in iowa the president's edge over romney is eight points, 50% to 42%. that number enough to take iowa out of the swing state category, now defined as leaning toward the president on msnbc's battleground map putting romney at an even deeper electoral deficit. the new polls taken after romney's blundered response to u.s. attacks in north africa and during the release of that 47% video showed the toll the last week has taken on his candidacy. and if he was hoping for a little consolation from some conservative friends, well, i hope he didn't read peggy noonan today. quote, the romney campaign has to get turned around. this week i called it incompetent, but only because i was being polite. i really meant rolling calamity. >> stop it. >> i
now, of course, as romney faces an intense backlash for insulting half the nation, the romney camp also finds itself with a war chest less impressive than originally thought, and now a widening gap in key swing state polls in both colorado and wisconsin. a new nbc/"wall street journal" poll puts the president up five points among likely voters, 40% to 45%. in iowa the president's edge over romney is eight points, 50% to 42%. that number enough to take iowa out of the swing state...
173
173
Sep 10, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
said, governor romney said? >> he said several things incorrect. the first thing he said is his plan would not affect current seniors. by repealing the affordable care act, he places tens of thousands of dollars of costs people either senior citizens or will be senior citizens in the next few years. second is he has it wrong when he talks about the medicare advantage as the moderator noted. it hasn't saved money. it gives a lot of people choice, and that's fine for people. it hasn't saved a lot of money. the third thing is that he's -- what he's proposing to give people is not enough to buy what anyone thinks the cost will be. it's fine to say, look, i want to give you choice, but don't use that to sneak under the tent. by the way, that choice comes with $200,000 of cost if you want to buy anything. at least be open with with people. tell them i'm going to give you a voucher amount. it's not enough to cover the cost. you need to save hundreds of thousands of dollars. i don't think i can do it another way. you ha
said, governor romney said? >> he said several things incorrect. the first thing he said is his plan would not affect current seniors. by repealing the affordable care act, he places tens of thousands of dollars of costs people either senior citizens or will be senior citizens in the next few years. second is he has it wrong when he talks about the medicare advantage as the moderator noted. it hasn't saved money. it gives a lot of people choice, and that's fine for people. it hasn't saved...
197
197
Sep 24, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
romney does. how does romney record sell out when his own running mate has said that this is what people do? >> in fairness to mr. romney, he also hides his money in other places like the bahamas or switzerland. you know, what seems to be the larger indictment here is not that romney is not paying his fair share but under our absurd tax code, that's what people consider to be fair. it's not that something illegal happened here. the scandal is entirely illegal. in fact, it look like he paid more tacks than he had to so his real rate wouldn't be 11%. and then you have him on record defending the way -- >> that's the point, dana. certainly i wasn't saying that he was doing something that was illegal. >> exactly. right. >> when he says it's fair, that he's paying a lower rate than 60% of americans and even though his wealth makes him part of the 0.0025% s. it fair? it's legal but is it fair? >> exactly. >> and he's advocating this. >> right. and that is sort of the definition of scandal in washington.
romney does. how does romney record sell out when his own running mate has said that this is what people do? >> in fairness to mr. romney, he also hides his money in other places like the bahamas or switzerland. you know, what seems to be the larger indictment here is not that romney is not paying his fair share but under our absurd tax code, that's what people consider to be fair. it's not that something illegal happened here. the scandal is entirely illegal. in fact, it look like he...
204
204
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
bush if we vote for romney. >> how could the romney campaign, or how can the romney campaign, how can it distance itself from the ghost of g.w.? >> i think if they would have gone in and dealt with immediately and honestly from the beginning, they wouldn't have had a campaign that said, to try to pin the entire four years of the economy on president obama. they would know that average people understand, he came in with a huge burden, a collapsing economy, and they would have -- he would have said, look, the first two years, that was the problem of the president's predecessor. you can't blame him for that. but the last two years, that's obama's. there were ways for him to deal with it. but frankly, it was a very, very difficult legacy for, i think any republican, romney or anyone, to have to deal. >> the romney campaign said it wants to make the election about the economy, and initially it really tried to do that. but polls show that now americans, as you mentioned, tend to assign more blame to bush than to obama when it comes to that issue. 68% say bush should get a great deal or mode
bush if we vote for romney. >> how could the romney campaign, or how can the romney campaign, how can it distance itself from the ghost of g.w.? >> i think if they would have gone in and dealt with immediately and honestly from the beginning, they wouldn't have had a campaign that said, to try to pin the entire four years of the economy on president obama. they would know that average people understand, he came in with a huge burden, a collapsing economy, and they would have -- he...
26
26
Sep 1, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
so this had a big impact on mitt romney. >> when he returns home, romney is a changed person. now deeply committed to his family's religion. he attends the mormon church's brigham young university along with ann davies. mitt and ann marry and eventually move to boston where romney gets a difficult combined mba and law degree from harvard. the romneys settle in massachusetts and mitt serves in higher and higher official positions in the mormon church. first as a bishop, then as head of the boston stake which is similar to a dioceses. mitt romney might be one of the more devout major party presidential nominees in american history. >> he spent up to they say 25 or 30 hours a week being the volunteer bishop. their religion is their life in many ways. >> but in addition to tending to religious matters, mitt romney is also in the process of building a major business. one that would make him a millionaire many times over. >> during the 15 years that i was there and that mitt was there, i believe bain capital probably had the most successful track record of any investment firm ever o
so this had a big impact on mitt romney. >> when he returns home, romney is a changed person. now deeply committed to his family's religion. he attends the mormon church's brigham young university along with ann davies. mitt and ann marry and eventually move to boston where romney gets a difficult combined mba and law degree from harvard. the romneys settle in massachusetts and mitt serves in higher and higher official positions in the mormon church. first as a bishop, then as head of the...
322
322
Sep 28, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 322
favorite 0
quote 0
a 16% chance for mitt romney a new low for mitt romney. bags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. ♪ something to me ♪ that nobody else could do is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. [ male announcer ] the exceedingly nimble, ridiculously agile, tight turning, fun to drive 2013 smart. ♪ >>> in tonight's rewrite. mitt romney the taker. we heard what he thinks of 47% of us. that he thinks of us as takers dependant on government. here is a picture of him in 1968. that is mitt romney on a beach taken a special draft deferment. there he is, the very picture of ablifiousness to the fact that while he was playing in the sand on french beaches, beaches where 2500 americans died in one day on world war ii, thousands and thousands of young americans his age were dying in vietnam for a foolish war t
a 16% chance for mitt romney a new low for mitt romney. bags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. ♪ something to me ♪ that nobody else could do is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. [ male announcer ] the exceedingly nimble, ridiculously agile,...
271
271
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 271
favorite 0
quote 0
but team romney is fighting the fallout from the lies of mitt romney about 47% of this country. with more lies. >> mitt romney is about to hit the ground in what could be hustle territory. >> mitt romney back on the campaign trail today. >> his first time since friday. >> and in damage control mode. >> the question in this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle class. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> i do. he does. >> pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. >> the question is who can help the poor and the middle class. >> i like being able to fire people who provide services to me. >> strengthen medicare, save social security, this is the essence of compassion and conservatism. >> we have frankly two different views about america. >> with less than 50 days to go, the vultures are circles. >> a wide spread panic. >> open rebellion from the right. >> criticism from romney from fellow republicans is coming in fast and furious. >> why? >> they are not seeing mitt romney out on the trail enough. >> a brilliant fundraise
but team romney is fighting the fallout from the lies of mitt romney about 47% of this country. with more lies. >> mitt romney is about to hit the ground in what could be hustle territory. >> mitt romney back on the campaign trail today. >> his first time since friday. >> and in damage control mode. >> the question in this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle class. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there....
193
193
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
he had a -- he worked with mitt romney back when mitt romney was in his bain capital days. so they have a long-standing relationship, and it is a bit ironic, i suppose, that it was this video at -- this fund-raiser at martin leader's home that is causing mitt romney so much damage. >> indeed. nbc news's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. thank you for your detailed explanation. the days "top lines" are coming up. copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. try this... bayer? this
he had a -- he worked with mitt romney back when mitt romney was in his bain capital days. so they have a long-standing relationship, and it is a bit ironic, i suppose, that it was this video at -- this fund-raiser at martin leader's home that is causing mitt romney so much damage. >> indeed. nbc news's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. thank you for your detailed explanation. the days "top lines" are coming up. copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's...
178
178
Sep 28, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
a 16% chance for mitt romney a new low for mitt romney. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> in tonight's rewrite. mitt romney the taker. we heard what he thinks of 47% of us. that he thinks of us as takers dependant on government. here is a picture of him in 1 9 1968. that is mitt romney on a beach taken a special draft
a 16% chance for mitt romney a new low for mitt romney. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2%...
176
176
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney released his taxes. it turns out he has already disqualified himself from being president. >> i don't pay more than are legally due and, frankly, if i had paid more than are legally due, i don't think i'd be qualified to become president. >> tonight the epic campaign day that ended an epic campaign week with former ohio governor ted strickland and the nation' ari melber. a full analysis of romney's sketchy tax return with david cay johnston. and bernie sanders joins me to look at paul ryan's attempt to fool people at the aarp convention. >> the first step is to repeal obama care because it represents the worst of both worlds. >> and tom aiken is forced to answer for his illegitimate rape remarks for the first time. >> they say a lot about how he views thing. >> good to you have with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. the dynamics of the presidential race changed this week and there's no turning back. for the next 46 days the two candidates will be dealing with the fallout of the reaction of what hap
mitt romney released his taxes. it turns out he has already disqualified himself from being president. >> i don't pay more than are legally due and, frankly, if i had paid more than are legally due, i don't think i'd be qualified to become president. >> tonight the epic campaign day that ended an epic campaign week with former ohio governor ted strickland and the nation' ari melber. a full analysis of romney's sketchy tax return with david cay johnston. and bernie sanders joins me...
173
173
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
romney. he's an investor in this chinese-owned oil company. or at least he was. his tax returns just released on friday showed seven months after it was reported this company was doing this huge deal with iran, nobody is supposed to be doing energy deals with iran, it was not a secret, seven months after mitt romney invested in that company doing business with iran. and then he invested some more with then. then went back a third time and invested more. then it was roughly this time last year when he was well on his way of securing the republican nomination for president of the united states that mr. romney finally sold those shares. he sold his shares the day before he appeared at this republican debate in iowa. i don't know if he thought he would get asked about them or not. now all of this it notes that he's not necessarily personally making the call on these investments. his money is kept in a blind trust. that said the idea you don't have to answer for investments made through a blind tr
romney. he's an investor in this chinese-owned oil company. or at least he was. his tax returns just released on friday showed seven months after it was reported this company was doing this huge deal with iran, nobody is supposed to be doing energy deals with iran, it was not a secret, seven months after mitt romney invested in that company doing business with iran. and then he invested some more with then. then went back a third time and invested more. then it was roughly this time last year...
137
137
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
romney." in lakeland, florida, the headline is, "romney tries to soften damage." in dayton beach -- excuse me, in daytona beach, "romney battles video fallout: candidate defensive over controversy." in colorado springs, "romney trying to control damage from controversy." marshalltown, iowa, "bad gets worse for romney." philadelphia, "mitt versus moochers: can this campaign be saved?" asheville, north carolina, republican candidate mark meadows says, "i'm not romney." lynchberg, virginia, "video fallout proves taxing for romney." detroit, michigan, "romney's 47% remark: will it sink his campaign?" andrew kaszynski at buzz feed has been doing these roundups of swing state newspaper's front-page headlines. so it's a great way to get a snapshot of how things covered in the national press are actually translating on the ground, where the voters who will decide this election will actually be reading about it in their local paper. and the romney campaign's media problem becoming a national problem,
romney." in lakeland, florida, the headline is, "romney tries to soften damage." in dayton beach -- excuse me, in daytona beach, "romney battles video fallout: candidate defensive over controversy." in colorado springs, "romney trying to control damage from controversy." marshalltown, iowa, "bad gets worse for romney." philadelphia, "mitt versus moochers: can this campaign be saved?" asheville, north carolina, republican candidate mark...
53
53
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
it was a bad week for mitt romney. he wanted to take time and look for bright spots in the campaign. can we find them? maybe something can fire up romney's dejected supporters. let's hear what the candidate himself had to say at a fund-raiser in pennsylvania today. >> you know, we would shock people if early in the evening of november 6th it looked like pennsylvania was going to come our way and did come our way. that can happen. that can happen. >> key word is shock. that can really happen? a real confidence booster. romney is right to feel uneasy about pennsylvania. republican poll stores told him why he is in a bad position with pennsylvania voters. >> the bain capital ads that the europe packs have run have stopped some of the mitt romney's growth in the western part of the state with working class voters. >> romney is not getting much support from those closest to him either. anonymous friends of the campaign savaged the candidate in politico. he was called lousy candidate and he doesn't know the room and he is mi
it was a bad week for mitt romney. he wanted to take time and look for bright spots in the campaign. can we find them? maybe something can fire up romney's dejected supporters. let's hear what the candidate himself had to say at a fund-raiser in pennsylvania today. >> you know, we would shock people if early in the evening of november 6th it looked like pennsylvania was going to come our way and did come our way. that can happen. that can happen. >> key word is shock. that can...